Inaugural ‘Italy Meets the United States of America’ Summit in New
York

Panel of Leading Italian CEOs to Discuss “Italy: Opportunity Amid the
Eurozone Crisis”

February 08, 2013 09:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time

--(BUSINESS WIRE)--WHAT: The summit will serve as an annual gathering for Italy’s leaders
to communicate directly with representatives from government, business,
the investment community and civil society on the issues central to
Italy’s future success.

Prof. Vittorio Grilli, Italian Minister of Economy and Finance, and
Mr. Giuliano Amato, former Prime Minister of Italy (1992-1993;
2000-2001), will discuss the forthcoming Italian election and the
future of the eurozone.

A panel of executives from leading Italian corporations will discuss
the current state of the Italian economy and opportunities in the
Italian market for international investors. Speakers include: Andrea
Ragnetti, CEO of Alitalia; Fulvio Conti, CEO of Enel; Paolo Scaroni,
CEO of Eni; Enrico Cucchiani, CEO of Intesa Sanpaolo; and Maximo
Ibarra, CEO of Wind Telecomunicazioni.

WHEN: Monday, February 11, 2013, 8:00 am – 11:30 am

WHERE: Peterson Hall, 50 East 68th Street (between Madison
and Park Avenues), New York City

The event will be streamed live on February 11 on the IB&II website.
Please click here
to watch.

About IB&II

IB&II
was founded by in
2011 by Fernando Napolitano, a former Senior Vice President and
Managing Director of Booz Allen Hamilton in Rome and the longest serving
board member of Enel S.p.A., Italy’s €84 billion utility and the largest
in Europe. IB&II is focused on voicing a call for action to mobilize
Italian leaders in business and government to continue making progress
toward improving the Italian economy through vital investments in
potential growth industries, such as high-tech. From its headquarters in
New York, IB&II provides a platform for collaboration between the U.S.
and Italy through its annual series of events and investor forums,
giving U.S. investors, venture capitalists, policy makers, academics,
the international media and other key opinion formers access to talented
Italian entrepreneurs and their businesses. For more information about
IB&II please visit www.italianbusiness.org
or email info@italianbusiness.org
with any questions.